The Universe of Rifts Gets Savage!

Coming at the end of 2015, gaming fans everywhere will be able to explore the world of Rifts Earth, battling countless enemies from endless realities, using the exceptional and highly popular Savage Worlds game system. Evil Beagle Games, Pinnacle Entertainment, and Palladium Books are proud to team up to bring Rifts to a whole new audience.

Sean Patrick Fannon, Brand Manager and Lead Designer for the Savage Rifts line, is running special demos of the game at a few venues around the country prior to the product line’s launch at year’s end. He’s proud to make AndoCon one of those exclusive opportunities to discover the over-the-top Mega Damage action that is Savage Rifts! Here’s the description of the event he’ll be running –

In the far north of what was once Arkansas, not far from Branson, Missouri, Castle Refuge stands strong as a place of safety, healing… and promise. From the blood of the Juicer Uprising; the terror of the Coalition’s Campaign of Unity; the horrors of Lord Dunscon’s territorial machinations; and the still-smoldering ashes of Tolkeen; from all of this rises both Castle Refuge and its ever-growing garrison of defenders. In the coming days, these defenders will grow into something more – an army of hope and justice for a world in need of saving, called the Tomorrow Legion

A group of novice Legionnaires are dispatched to the east, approaching the border of the Magic Zone. Refugees from the area report aggressive CS patrols out of Fort Eldorado engaging in genocidal action against DeeBee populations and anyone giving them shelter. The heroes are asked to investigate, gather information, and help where they reasonably can.

Their first encounter has them running smack into a small-but-deadly squad of Deadboys and Skelebots. Things just get worse from there…

It will be up to those who run the game, although the vast majority of the time, it’s first-come-first-served. We are still relatively small, however, so I would imagine you will have a high probability of getting into the game.

Our non-guest GMs do not at current get comped badges. We are still fairly new and very free-form. Aside from the games that get specifically scheduled, we tend to be of the mindset that if there is a group of people who want to play a game and someone to run/teach it, that’s fine and we encourage them to do so. We still would love to have a list of GMs who know interesting and fun RPGs, so please feel free to E-mail your information to RPGTrack@andocon.org (including contact info and a list of games you can run), and we will keep you in mind. Again, this isn’t for a free badge (at least, not this year), but willingness to get involved is always appreciated at AndoCon!